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what's on the Young Embroiderers web?

• welcome page - introduction to Young Embroiderers
• a short history of Young Embroiderers

We're proud to present the winning entries in the Young Embroiderers deDenne competition 2008. The theme was Carnival: Colour and Movement.

All the great entries in the Young Embroiderers de Denne competition 2007. The theme was On the Move and there were 26 individual entries and 8 group entries involving 107 Young Embroiderers working together in their group meetings.

winning entries in 'Bounce'
De Denne Competition 2006

winning entries in 'Environment: Environmentally Friendly'
Young Quilters and Young Embroiderers Competition 2006

• Young Embroiderers in the Regions - North West
• The winning entries in "Money Money Money" at the Festival of Quilts 2004
• See the award-winning entries from our 'Buildings' competition in 2004
• Michaela Swan and Hannah Donegani at the Fashion and Embroidery Show
• See some of the winning entries from the De Denne 2001 'Games' competition
• winning entries from the Bags, Bracelets and Belts competition
• The Textile Show - images of the exciting work produced by Young Embroiderers all over the UK
• regional pages - view images of work done by
  • Gad's Hill School: beachcomber project - school banner - recycled fashion show - biodiversity project
  • Hamilton Young Embroiderers - the first Scottish group to go online
  • Birmingham Young Embroiderers - a display of fireworks and some colourful couching - PLUS - see how it's done - the Birmingham Young Embroiderers Workshops
  • the Book of Stitches by Harrow Young Embroiderers
    (an article first published in New Stitches magazine)
  • see our stand at the Design and Technology Show in 1997 and in 1998

• members' projects - read about Florence Andrews' button collection

• Tex's page - Tex is the littlest Young Embroiderer. He loves making things with fabric and thread. We've given him his own page, but he won't stay there...

  Latest in Tex's Guide to Stitching! Tex shows how to do quilting, to add to his pages on backstitch and couching...

  And have you seen Tex's summer message?

• Try our latest Textiles quiz - have fun finding out about textiles on the web
• the Project pages
  • Paper weaving
  • Paper and fabric beads
  • Drawstring bags
  • Designs from building materials
  • Resist techniques
  • A rucksack for beachcombers
  • Quilting and beads
  • Space-age clothes for down-to earth prices
  • images of Claire Buckley's brilliant book covers, made with sweet wrappers and used envelopes.
    Now you can see how to make them
  • Stitch Sample Books
  • Blackwork Xmas tree card
  • A box of sweets
  • Snake mail
  • Dressing Up

• The Birmingham Young Embroiderers Workshops - new 'how to do it' feature, with lots of ideas to inspire you to get dyeing and stitching

• textiles in education
  • Timetabled Textiles by Susan Elkin
  • Textile Inspirations by Kathrynne Owen
  • CAD/CAM Sewing and Embroidery Machines by Maggie Grey
  • around the world - Seapoint Primary School, Capetown

   

• For information about the resources available from the Embroiderers' Guild for schools and teachers, contact the Education Officer, DTucker@embroiderersguild.com

• contact page - how to get in touch
• list of groups - find your nearest Young Embroiderers group
• membership page - how to join Young Embroiderers. Links to membership form
• The Embroiderers' Guild - for adults who'd like to find out more about the Guild
• textile sites - links to some great textile pages
• the embroiderers' A-Z - under construction - links to appliqué, batik, chainstitch...

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